DAY 1 OF SENATE DELIBERATIONS FOR 2017 BUDGET:
Senator Loren Legarda, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Finance, led the discussions on the general principles of the proposed P3.350 trillion national budget for 2017 during the first day of the Senate plenary deliberations. Also in photo are Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia, Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno, and Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III. (November 15, 2016 / Photo by Gil Nartea, Office of Sen. Legarda)